Kabul, Afghanistan : Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), 2007.
viii, 44 pages : color illustrations, map ; 28 cm.
Summary: “This paper contends that, in spite of women’s sizable presence in Afghanistan’s Wolesi Jirga, the representation of women’s gender interests remains minimal. This is not to say that their political influence has not increased over the last 18 months, but rather that women have not generally used this newfound influence to promote their gendered interests. The purpose of this study is to assess why this might be the case, and to suggest ways in which these interests might be more substantively raised in the future…”—(page vii).
Sex role – Afghanistan. Women – Legal status, laws, etc. – Afghanistan. Afghanistan – Politics and government – 2001- .
Pamphlet HQ 1075.5 . / A3 . / W673 /2007
Library of Congress Classification / Monograph
15539 15540 3ACKU000388008
June 2007--t.p. “June 2007”. “Funding for this research was provided by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DfID)”—title page.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-42).
DS371.4.(Issues paper series (Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit)